Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchange

Deliver sAfe and Social Housing

January 2023 – December 2026
Funded by the European Union

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Conferences

CONFERENCE “URBANISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” REPORT

The 21st International Scientific and Professional Conference "Urbanism and Sustainable Development" took place in late May 2025 in Srebrno Jezero, Serbia. The conference was organized by the Serbian Association of Urban Planners (SUPA).

June 20, 2025

Conferences

Land policies for affordable housing – the case of Portugal

On 6 March 2024, Sónia Alves, on behalf of herself and Dulce Lopes (professor of Planning Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra), presented the paper “Land policies for affordable housing – the case of Portugal” at the 19th annual conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR), 3-7 March 2025 in Cardiff (Wales, UK).

June 17, 2025

Conferences

DASH at the RSA City and Regional Sustainability Transitions Webinar Series

On February 18th, 2025, DASH member Marco Allegra participated in the inaugural session of the City and Regional Sustainability Transitions Webinar Series of the Regional Studies Association. Dr. Allegra delivered a talk on affordable social housing based on the work of the DASH project, titled “Perspectives on Social Housing from Different European Countries”

June 17, 2025

About DASH

Deliver sAfe and Social Housing (DASH) aims to promote sustainable and safe housing by generating new ideas and converting them into concrete housing products and services. Transdisciplinarity is DASH’s methodological foundation. Through collaborative research and peer learning, DASH facilitates the transferability of housing practices across disciplines, sectors and nations, focusing on understanding the specific housing regimes of middle-sized cities. The project employs interdisciplinary learning and co-producing knowledge to develop innovative housing models that cater to diverse cultural and market-specific needs.

Partnership

The DASH interdisciplinary team comprises four intersectoral national consortia consisting of 12 partner organizations from four European countries: Denmark, Germany, Portugal, and Serbia and their second-tier cities: Aalborg, Tübingen, Braga and Čačak, respectively. The project partners are from academic and research institutions, local authorities, private and public housing associations and agencies, and civil society organizations and cooperatives. The team includes individuals with diverse academic backgrounds and professional 2 experiences. DASH’s promotion of cross-level exchanges offers each participant a unique opportunity to learn from external colleagues as they examine different contexts.

Events

In May 2025, DASH’ers met for the annual project thematic workshop. Through previous meetings and secondments, we have gotten to know each other well which provides the ground for in-depth, engaging discussions and fun times. The German hosts had prepared a busy and extremely interesting five-day program in Stuttgart and Tübingen.